Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-08
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE DOOMED ANARCHISTS EngeI's Attempt To Take
 His Life.
 GROWS BROUGHT TO TERMS. O'Brien Put On Bread And
 Water. HENRY IRVING'S FIRST NIGHT The Grown Prince Again
 In Danger.
HENRY IRvING's FIRST NIGHT
ENGEE.sS ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE

l Was of HIS own DO1nS-H1s ASs0c1.
 ates Deny All Knowledge of the
 Bombs-A Letter From an Unknown
 Who Claims to Have Thrown the
 Fatal Bomb.
 | CHICAGO, Nov 7.-Anarchist Engel made a partial confession to-day to Dr. l.. J. Gray, assistant county physician, of his at tempted suicide. In addition to swallowing the laudanum, Engel said he took sixteen morphine pills Friday night. Dr. Gray was l amazed at this intelligence, but understood | why the pills proved ineffective when EngeI l said he had them when he was brought to jail year and a half ago, for long since then 1 they must have ceased to have any active l power. Engel eaid he swallowed the sixteen | pills at gulp Friday night and walked his | cell all day Saturday, expecting at any mo- ment to fall down. When it grew toward l night and the morphine had no effect he re- solved to take the Iaudanum. After his 1 friends left in the evening he poured out six or seven teaspoonfuls of the poison and tossed it off. Dr. Gray thinks that the l stuff was purchased in some cheap drug store I and that in consequence it was adulter ated and a poor article of it's l kind. This is why the laudanum l did not take effect. for if the drug had been of the right quality half the quantity would have been enough to kill him. The old man was made drowsy by the poison, that was all, and his loud breathing was what led to the discovery. At first he said he had been drinking whisky, but single glance at the pupils of the mans eyes was enough to convince Dr. Gray that he had swallowed opium in some form. Coffee was given him and he was made to exert himself and move about. The primary effect such as it was soon passed off and left the would-be suicide little bit dazed. This forenoon he was sleepy and confused, but withal bit talkative When he found further conceal ment useless he told why he wanted to die. He had rather die, he said, than go to the penitentiary for life and he had rather go off by poison than the route or- daiued by the law. He did not think he had fair trial. The old man said he had only made three speeches and what he seemed to regret most was that he had not made thirty or three hundred speeches when he found he was to be hanged for speech-making. Asked by Dr. Gray how long he had had the lauda nun he answered, "Oh! a long time," but would not tell how he got it or who gave it to him.
 The secretary of the Amnesty association received this morning twelve page closely written letter signed ''Bomb Thrower." The writer used red ink and asserts that he threw the bomb and explains in detail to the manner in which he manipulated the fuse. He further declares that he had contemplat ed using dynamite long before the Hay market riot and says he intended to throw it into the Des Plaines street station. An in jury said to have been received in the July proceeding May 4, 1886. instigated him to violence. He it was who lighted the cigar and the fuse of the bomb with the cigar. The letter contained many misspelled words and was poorly punetuated. The hand writing was fair and appeared to be that of a woman. The missive was mailed in Chicago and on the outside of the envelope F'import ed 2 was scrawled in large letters. It also bore special messenger stamp numbered 3,964
 George Engel, the would-be suicide, acted 1 like big gruf bear with a sore head the en- tire day. He is reported to have said to representative of the Amnesty association l that his letter given to the public a short l time ago in which he expressed himself like l Parsons as wishing either liberty or death l was forced from him by powerful outside | influence, the nature of which he dare not l divulge. He also said the letter was not l written by him, but was penned outside the jail and sent for signature. He alleged that ! this being compelled to utter sentiments which he did not feel had broken him all up. l He also declared that against his will he had | been prevented from signing the petition | which Spies. Fielden and Schwab had ad- l dressed to Governor Oglesby.
 This afternoon W. M Salter, who has | been working to secure the signature of prominent citizens to request for commu- l tation of the sentence against the Anarchists, l asked Spies to say plainly what he knew | about the bombs found in Lingg's cell yes terday. Spies wrote the following to which | are appended the signatures of Fielden and | Schwab, while further below is a statement | by Fischer:
 CHIcAeo, November, 1881. the kind. No man would have bombs in his l think of itNsubject to search at any moment and | at all times. The first intimation received of the could not believe it at first and hardly believe 1 nne onhs o nP 0 neg f him bn think he is monomaniac had only seen him | once or twice before we were put together and a single one of the other prisoners they would undoubtedly have reasoned the man out of his folly. What use was he going to make of the | what object could there have been in such an un' dertakiDg? lrepeat, no sane man would be capable | to be martyr ed and, to be candid would ike the of to go with him. Did he put those instru- That is the question have been asking myself Ii he had them there for any purpose this is the only thinking thereby to help the cause of labor, But | he wanted us to die also. Perhaps he thought the | @ few bombs in his cell. in my life, and for almost year have considered him monomanlac and have had nothing to do l useless to condemn the act of any irresponsible If anyone holds us or any of responsible for be held responsible for any mischief whatsoever 1 committed in the world And it has actually come everything.
 Very sincerely yours,
 A. SPIES. In the above concur fully.
 
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 Fischer wrote: ''I do not know what to think of it. I cannot comprehend that Lingg intended to take the lives of the jail officials, who in every respect have treated us very kindly. Neither do believe that he wanted to commit suicide, because he possesses too much courage. May my lot be what it may, will be grateful to the jail officials for their kind treatment to the last"
 The bombs which the police were reported to have found in the northwestern portion of the city to-day turned out to be lot Of empty gun shells.
 Troops Ordered to be Ready.
 SPRINGFIELD, IL, Nov. 7.-Great excite ment was occasioned here tonight by the announcement that Colonel ETeIt, assistant adiutant general, was notified that the com manders of the two Springfield companies of the Fifth regiment hold thelr companies in readiness to assemble at their armory for service. The signal for the assembly is to be three distinct taps of the fire bells. Men in military uniform are to be seen on the streets and when questioned all they can tell Is that they have been notified to be ready to re- spond to the signal. It is not known what the object of the order is nor where the troops are expected to be sent. The belief is prevalent, however, that they are to be or dered to Chicago.
 Dyaamiter Gets Ten Years.
 RACINE, Wis, Nov. 7.-John Janbor, who was convicted on Saturday of an attempt to kill ex-Aayor Secor of this city with dyna- mite bomb a little over yesr ago, was to- day sentenced to prison for ten years. An appeal will be taken to the Supreme court.
 Arthur Swattle's house at Canton, Mass, was entered yesterday morning and $500 gold watches and some silverware stolen. G. Monroe Endicott's house was also entered and S7O worth of siIvarvare tak en from the table